This week -- Published Jan. 30, 2014

Patrick Langham's starting off 2014 with this jazz enterprise, emphasizing new compositions and reworked versions of standards. A saxophone player who directs University of the Pacific's jazz studies, he plays for the first time with a Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet musician. Freshman guitarist Sean Britt fills in for Nick Fr...

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By The Record

Posted Jan. 30, 2014 at 12:01 AM

By The Record
Posted Jan. 30, 2014 at 12:01 AM

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Music: Pyramid

Patrick Langham's starting off 2014 with this jazz enterprise, emphasizing new compositions and reworked versions of standards. A saxophone player who directs University of the Pacific's jazz studies, he plays for the first time with a Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet musician. Freshman guitarist Sean Britt fills in for Nick Fryer, who'll partner with Langham during future gigs. Drummer Brian Kendrick, a regular Langham collaborator who directs San Joaquin Delta College's jazz program, and Kerry Kashiwagi, a bassist from Sacramento, are the rhythm men. 7 p.m. Take 5 Jazz at the Brew, 157 W. Adams St., Stockton. $10; $5, students. (209) 464-2739.

Greg Scelsa and Steve Millang helped start the upswing in children's music - they're even played New York's Carnegie Hall - in the 1970s. Originally from Orange County, they discovered many receptive young audiences - and happy parents - in Stockton during the early years. Five decades later, they've sold 3 million copies of their 20 albums and DVDs and still pack the families in. Former high school classmates, they've also received a Grammy nomination and been recognized by parental, family and educational organizations. 10 a.m.; also 10 a.m. Thurs. Scottish Rite Auditorium, 33 W. Alpine Ave., Stockton. $9-$12. (209) 487-2559.

Event: Stunt Dog Experience

Chris Perondi, a Stockton native, sold out four shows in Modesto and has added a Feb. 15 date at Stockton's Bob Hope Theatre. 4 and 7 p.m.; also 7 p.m. Thurs. Gallo Center, 1000 I St., Modesto. Single seats remain. (209) 338-2100.

Tracy Silverman, an electric violin player based in Nashville, Tenn., returns to perform a symphony "discovery concert." This time, it'll be "Embrace," a concerto for electric violin written by Kenji Bunch, a composer from Portland, Ore. "It's equal parts rock, classical, jazz and world music," Silverman, 53, said of his approach. That includes music created by Igor Stravinsky, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Brazilian "flavors," California composer John Coolidge Adams and a "little bit of J.S. Bach re-interpreted and kind of updated." He performed here Oct. 4 as part of a "music beyond borders" series. 6 p.m. Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College. Free. (209) 951-0196.

Music: House of Floyd

The bucolic setting is a bit unlikely, but this East Bay group brings to the foothills the still-influential music, lasers, video, fog and classic-rock grandeur of England's Pink Floyd. 8 p.m. Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St., Sutter Creek. $23-$26. (916) 425-0077.

Theater: "The Book of Mormon"

This is the touring production of the Broadway and Tony Award-winning colossus from the zany creators of "South Park." 8 p.m.; also 8 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sun. Orpheum Theatre, 1192 Market St., S.F. $110-$260. (888) 746-1799.

Theater: "Flashdance, the Musical"

Thirty years after it became a cultural phenomenon on film, this musical about love and dreams in a Pittsburgh steel mill has been re-tooled as a stage musical. The 1983 movie made Jennifer Beals a star portraying Alex Ownes, a welder and bar dancer with aspirations to become a professional entertainer. A romantic involvement with her boss at the steel mill complicates things as she experiences how the power of love can help dreams come true. The song list includes the Academy Award-winning title tune, "What a Feeling," "Maniac," "Gloria," "Manhunt" and "I Love Rock & Roll" 8 p.m. Tues.-Wed. Sacramento Community Center Theatre, 1301 L St., Sacramento. $18-$75. (916) 808-5181.

Music: Student honors recital

University of the Pacific's top music students perform. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Faye Spanos Concert Hall, University of the Pacific. (209) 946-2415.

Event: Apollo Night auditions

In the last of four sessions, mostly young entertainers test their talents, trying to win a spot in the May 2 finals of the 15th year of this competition. 8 a.m Sun., University Plaza Waterfront Hotel, 110 W. Fremont St., Stockton. Free. (209) 546-1622.